Improvement in paper neckties



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES SANGSTER AND OBAN W. SEELY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

INI PROVEM ENT IN PAPERV NECKTIES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 54,607, dated May 8, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES SANGSTER and ORAN W. SEELY, of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bows for the Neck; and we hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in making a bow of one piece of paper, which, after heilig properly folded, is held together with an elastic band; also, of giving the bow the appearance of silk. Y

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction.

We construct our bow oi'4 paper, which is` made of various patterns, and by the use of a varnish is made to represent silk. The bows may be made of various styles and patterns. Figure l is a front view of the bow coinplete, showing the front E, the back B, the elastic band A, the elastic loop F,.and the notch O D, made in the back B for the pun pose of preventing the elastic band from sliding from the center of the bow, also allowing said elastic band to clasp the bow iu such a manner as to hold the back and front iirml y together. Fig. 2 is a View of the bow as cut in one piece, showing its shape before being folded, also giving a better View ofthe elastic loop F,

l the back B, and the notch GD in said back B.

Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 1, only the bow is of a different style and pattern. Fig. 4. is a plan view ot' the elastic band A as separate from the bow. l

The bow is first cut out of the paper with a knife-edged tool similar to those used in envelope-machines, after which it is pressed between two dies of the proper form to represent the folds of silk. It is then taken between the thumb and forelinger and pressed together, until the elastic band A is passed over it and rests in the notch O D. The elastic loop F is fastened on the back B by tying a knot in each endl of a piece of elastic cord, which is cut od' the proper length, and passing it through an aperture in the back B. rlhe elastic band A also has an aperture in it, through which said loop is passed when the elastic band is put on the bow. The bow i s then varnished with a Varnish composed of guln-eleini, gumsandarac, gum-lac, and alcohol, in about the.. proportion of one-half ounce gum-elemi, onehalt' ounce gum sandarac, and three ounces gum-lac, with enough alcohol to dissolve the gums. The varnish must be allowed to stand for three or four days, and be well shaken about six or eight times each day before using. rEhe top can then be poured oft' and strained through filtering-paper and bottled for use. The remaining gum is then covered with alco- 'hol and treated as before until all the gum is dissolved.

W'hat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The bow made ofthe parts B and E and folded, 'substantially as described.

2. In combination therewith, the elastic band A, as shown and described.

JAMES SANGSTER. l O. W. SEELY.

Witnesses z A. S. MOORE, S. M. Snncrsrnn. 

